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Table 3 Factors associated to perceived discrimination among older adults (ELSI-Brazil/2015–2016)

From: Perceived discrimination among older adults living in urban and rural areas in Brazil: a national study (ELSI-Brazil)

  

Unadjusted2

Adjusted3

N1

PR

95% CI

PR

95%CI

Place of residence (reference: rural)

192

    

Urban

1425

1.44

(1.13–1.84)

1.34

(1.06–1.69)

Aged (reference: 50–59 years)

787

    

60–69 years

491

0.95

(0.84–1.07)

1.00

(0.88–1.14)

70–79 years

257

0.74

(0.62–0.88)

0.82

(0.68–1.00)

80+ years

82

0.48

(0.35–0.65)

0.52

(0.38–0.72)

Sex (reference: female)

950

    

Male

667

0.89

(0.79–1.01)

1.08

(0.94–1.24)

Ethno racial self-classification (reference: white)

526

    

Black

189

1.54

(1.25–1.89)

1.49

(1.25–1.78)

Brown

772

1.24

(1.04–1.48)

1.20

(1.03–1.41)

Yellow / Indigenous

77

1.84

(1.41–2.40)

1.57

(1.16–2.14)

Educational attainment (reference: < 4 years)

523

    

4–7 years

504

1.24

(1.10–1.40)

1.17

(1.03–1.32)

8+ years

579

1.25

(1.06–1.47)

1.24

(1.05–1.46)

Household wealth (reference: 3 lowest quartile)

1302

    

Highest household wealth (top quartile)

304

0.86

(0.73–1.02)

0.87

(0.74–1.03)

Health status (reference: few health problems)4

338

    

Some health problems

540

1.66

(1.40–1.97)

1.65

(1.39–1.96)

Many health problems

739

2.46

(2.09–2.89)

2.40

(2.02–2.85)

Neighborhood social environment (reference: low social trust)

495

    

Medium social trust

479

0.75

(0.65–0.86)

0.77

(0.66–0.89)

High social trust

629

0.49

(0.42–0.56)

0.54

(0.47–0.62)

  1. PR: prevalence ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. 1Number of participants who reported perceived discrimination. 2Univariate analyses; 3Multivariate analyses. 4Composite measure obtained through principal components analysis, from the following variables: self-rated health, number of the last 30 days spent in poor mental and/or physical health, and history of medical diagnosis from a list of 12 prevalent chronic diseases/conditions. Results took into account complex sample design and sample weights